Mechanical eyes.



P.G.JAOQUEROD.

MECHANICAL EYES. APPLICATION FILED DEC; 17, 1909,

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P. 0. JAGQU EROD. v MECHANICAL EYES, APPLICATION FILED DBO.1;I, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT o FFICE.

PAUL CHARLES JAGQUEROD. OF WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, A5 SIGNOR 1'0 HARRY 1!. DE WAR'I, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.-

mnonnmcar. EYES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patents (1 v. 14, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL CHARLES JAC- QUEROI), a citizen of the Re ublic of Switzerland, residing in West county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanical e es for dolls, lay figures, wax figures, or ot er Its ob ect is to rovide a practicable construction whereby t e eyes may be capable both of the ordinary opening and closlng movement, and of moving laterally.

Fi re 1 of the accompanying drawings is a slde-elevation of the head of a doll with its cheek broken open and in partial section 81in the plane of the line 1-1 in Fi 2) s owin the mechanical eyes in side e evation; ig. 219' a horizontal section-0f the head (on the line 2-2 in 1) showin the mechanical eyes partly in' plan an pfartlyinhorizontal section; Fi n3 is aont elevation of the mechanica eyesremoved from the head. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation thereof- Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the pivoted shell or pendulous frame which carries the eye-ball; Fig. Gis a ver-. tical mid-section through one of the eyeballs; Fig. 7 is a plan of the twoeyeballs and their connections. Figs. 8 and 9 show another construction in side andrear elevation; Fi s. 10 to 13 show another con-' struction, igs. 14 and 15 show still another construction.

The embodiment of the invention shown in the drawin' will be described. c The dolls head A is of t e well known construction designed for movable eyes, Inside the .head and closely fitting the eye openings, is fastened an outer shell B which forms the main support for the mechanical eyes. This shell cal shells G s herical shells O O.

is constructed referably of two hemispheri- J each formed with an eye opening in front, and the two connected by a cross bar D (see Fi'. 3). To the main shell B is pivoted on a orizontal transverse axis a: a: (Fig. 31% the tilting frame or pendulous support which is shown detached in Fig. 5. 'This is preferabl constructed with two hollow shel sor hoo s F F which are best formed as so ments of spheres, and which fit respectivel within the hemior pivoting the frame its shells F F are formed with pivot pins ew York, in the balls fit closely and is desirable to provide :tops 6 and f upon the shells F in order to limit the swinging movement of the fraI 1e E in opposite directions.

The eye-balls G G are best'made of glass, being either complete spheres or artial spheres. They fit respl ctively within the spherical shells F F. E tch eye-ball has an arm g projecting rearw trdly from it, and these arms are connected together by a crossbar It as best shown in g. 7. The arms 9 g are best made. of metal and cemented into the eye-balls, as shown ii Fig. 7. The eye-' e1 freely within the shells F F, so that the may readily turn therein, but as their move nent therein should be solely 'a' lateral one, or in a horizontal plane, some connection is requiredto restrain them from other moveme its. This is simpl accomplished by forming; the shells F wit horizontal slots 11 throng] l which the arms 9 pass, so that the sides of these slots revent movement in a vertical plane, whi e their ends serve as stops to 15 mit the horizontal movement. For operatin g the eyes by gravity, the arms and con iecting bar b. may be made sufliclently hea "y, or a weight H may be applied, preferably to the middle of' the bar.

The shells F- F serve in it only to carry the' eye-balls, but also 561' as eye-lids; that is to say the portion of tl [8S0 shells which is marked j in Fig. 5 mov s down and closes the eye openings ah the gravitating movement of the frame 1% WI en the doll is laid down. This portion j re uires therefore to be painted or enamele with a flesh color.

For a doll having tangit le e e-lashes, these are fastened to the edge of t e portion 7', as shown in Figs-1 and 3.

In operation, the eye-l alls participate in the gravitating movements of the frame E, as the doll is moved from the vertical to the recumbent or horizontal position, and vice versa. In addition, the eye-balls have an independent lateral moi ement, caused b the gravitation of the wei ht H as the do 1 is turned to either side. is movement imparts to the eyes a natur Ll expression, such. 110

that as a partially recumbent doll isturned toward the erson holding it, it has the effect of looking up into that persons face.

Figs. 8 to, 15 inclusive show other embodiments of this invention wherein the construction is somewhat simplified by utilizing the weight or pendulum bob d to perform the functions also of' the weight H.

For this purpose the cross-bar c is omitted and the stem 0 of the weight d is connected to the middle of the cross-bar h. This construction has an advantage in that the lateral movement of the eyes is less free than in that first described, so that the turning of the head upon its side does not cause so, abrupt a -movement of the eyes. This result is due to the hanging of the wei ht beneath the/level of the eye-balls so t at its action upon the arms 9 is indirect and results in the generating of a certain amount of friction between the eye-balls and their sockets or pivots.

In Figs. 8 and 9 the shells F with their guide slots 71 are of the same construction as in the preceding figures, but the stops for limiting the swinging movements of the shells F F are somewhat modified. The lower stops f are pieces soldered to the shells F; the upper stops are provided by extending the outer shell 0 rearwardly at k tobe struck by the arms 9 when the head is tilted fully back.

Figs. 10 to 13 show a construction wherein the eye-balls are formed with vertical holesl through which pass ivot pins m for pivoting the eye-balls wit in the shells F F. In this construction these shells F g are reduced to .mere rings except for the portion j constituting-the eye-lid. To compel the two shells or. rings to turn together they may be connected by a portion b which may constitute an extension of the ivot pins 6. The arms 9 are connected y a c oss-bar h as in the previous constructions, and from this bar is hung the-arm a carrying the weight d. The arms 9 serve as stops to limit the closing movement of the eyes by striking projections. [a on the shell C and these pro ections are turned inwardly so as to be struck by the rear of the upper portion of the shell F to limit the opening movement of the eye. I

In Figs. 14 and 15 the eye-ballis partly cut away, leaving however the portion which is visible through'the front opening a of the fixed shell 0, and leaving suflicient for the engagementof the pivot pin m and arm 9. The shell F is cut away so as to leave onlythe portion forming the eye-lid j and the pivotal portions.

'While fordolls it is ordinarily preferable to utilize gravityito give the respective movementsto the eyes, yet these movements U maybe otherwise imparted, and especiallyfor other figures'than' dolls it may be prefcomprising spherical shells erable to impart these movements by other operative means. The frame carrymg the eye-balls may or may not be formed with out practical success. Eyes have been madewith theeye-balls mounted upon fixed vertical axes, and with separately movable eyelids, two pendulums being provided, the one for operating the eye-lids toclose the eyes, and the other for imparting the lateral movements to the eye-balls. In such construction the eye-balls remain immovable during the'closing movement of the eyes. By the present invention the eye-balls-participate in this closing movement.

What I claim is 1. In mechanical eyes, a supporting frame comprising spherical shells havlng eye openings, a frame pivoted thereto comprlsing spherical shells turning within the shells of said supporting frame, and a pair of lat erally movable connected eye-balls carried within the spherical shells of said pivoted frame.

2. In mechanical eyes, a pivotedframe having horizontal slots, shells and having arms projecting out through said slots,-and aconnection between said arms.

3. In mechanical eyes, a pair of vertically and laterally movable eyeballs, a pivoted frame having shells partially inclosin said and eye-balls carried within said eyeballs, a, bar connecting the eyebal sand capable of lateral movement, and a weight attached solelyv to and hung rigidly below said connecting bar, adapted to impart both 'verticaland lateral movements to the eyeballs. t v

4. In mechanical eyes, a pivoted frame, a pair of eyeballs carried by said frame, a bar pivotally connected to the eyeballs and capable of lateral movement, and a weight at tached solely to and hung rigidly below said bar, adapted to impart vertical movement to' the pivoted frame and lateral movement to the eyeballs.

5. In mechanical eyes, a pivoted frame, a pair of laterally movable eyeballs pivoted in said frame, rarwardly extending arms rigidly attached to the eyeballs, a transverse bar pivotally connecting the said arms, in

rnbination with a wei ht attached directly the bar, and adapte to rotate vertically.

e pivoted frame and impart lateral moveant to the bar. 6. In mechanical eyes, a supporting frame mprising spherical shells having eye opengs and a cross-bar connecting said shells, frame pivoted thereto comprising spheril shells turning Within the shells of said pporting frame, and a pair 'of connected terally-movable eyeballs carried within e spherical shells of said pivoted frame.

7 In mechanical eyes, a pair of laterally ovable eyeballs, a transverse bar pivotally 'nnecting the rear of the eyeballs, and a voted frame comprising spherical shells ceiving said eyeballs.

8. In mechanical eyes, a pairlof laterally ovable connected e eballs, a pivoted frame vrrying them and ormed with eyelids, the 'eballs having rearwardly extendin arms id a bar pivotally connecting the sai arms. 9. In mechanical eyes, a pair of laterally ovable eyeballs, abarpivotally connecting ie rear of the eyeballs, and spherical shells receiving said eyeballs in-which the eyeballs may'freely turn. a

10. In mechanical eyes, a pair of laterally movable eyeballs, rearwardly pro'ectin arms attached "to the eyeball: sp erica shells in which the eyeballs, may freelyturn', and slots in said shells in Whll h the rearwardly projecting arms move. I a 11. In mechan cal eyesfor li Ee-imitati'ng heads, a supporting frame fixed in the side of the head and comprising a p Lil of hemispherical shells having e e openi rigs, a crossbar connecting said she ls, a fr ime pivoted thereto and comprising a pair )f spherical shellsadapted to serve as e elid': and" a pair 40' of laterally-connected eye alls movable in said latter shells. In witness whereof, I have her :unto si ed 'my name in the presence of two subscri ing witnesses. A

' PAUL CHARLES JAcc UEROD.

Witnesses ARTHUR C. FRASER,

FRED WHITE. 

